genealogy and family ties

Rick Steves tours Lake District UK

Hopefully this embed won’t step on any tender toes of a copyright persuasion for Rick Steves is an experienced and interesting tour guide–here, of England’s beautiful Lake District, part of which is Strickland country of old:

For more tours of Europe you may wish to check out the Rick Steves website.

“There are two lasting bequests we can give our children: One is roots, the other is wings.” Teaching children values and giving them the opportunity to excel are essential to good parenting. However, I feel I must also provide my children (and myself) insight into the ones who came before us: our ancestors whose lives and stories have shaped us into who we are. This is my journey; these are their stories…